Looked back a few pages and couldn't see a thread on the man at the helm.
He's cropped up in other threads but thought it worth a discussion.
What do we think about his longer term tenure? Only contracted to the end of the season, but if he's going to get the gig longer term, it would be good to get it sorted sooner rather than later if only to let him prepare for next season fully.
Maybe words have been had behind the scenes as he seems a bit more bullish when talking about the future, though still caveated with 'if I'm here next season'.
For me, while he's had a mixed tenure, for the first time in a while I think I know what he's trying to get the team achieve and what he's building towards.
Got off to a good start with what MM had left him, drafting in a load of youngsters who showed promise, but also the shortcomings of inconsistency, lack of battle hardness and occasional error (and we've enough senior pros in that boat).
I don't like relying too heavily on loans, but they are a necessary evil. With losing loans and 10 senior pros in the summer, whoever is in charge will need as much time as possible to re-build the squad. No doubt a mixture of contracted players, upcoming U23s, free / cheap signings and more loans. No small feat and one that will take time.
Do we think Morison is the man for the job?
The longer we maintain our winning ways and the further we get from relegation, the more I feel the answer is yes.
He's brought a 'modern' approach to the game, a game plan that players appear to understand and buy into. Some of our players, those that remain after the summer, won't be able to adapt, but there is a core there.
Smithies mightn't be with us and not 100% sure how good him and Phillips are with the ball at their feet.
The back 3 seem more able to play with the ball. Ok, Flint and Morrison arent mobile or players, but I'm OK with someone doing the dirty work if there is more pace and ball playing either side of them. Both out of contract in the summer, so not a good starting point. Ng and McGuiness either side are ok.
WBs, good youngsters coming through but need some first choices in those positions after the loanees depart.
CM, Ralls (sign him up) and Wintle are the engine room so need a player in there. Youngsters and Loanees at the moment so a signing needed there.
Up front, youngsters coming through but the two loan signings have raised the bar and give a nice blend with the likes of Davis and Harris.
What happens to out of contract players, contracted players, youngsters and new signings (perm or loan) will be a whole new thread, so lets focus on the manager.
This is more a team that Morison built and looks a better bet than what we've had for the last couple seasons and he must take the credit.
His first window as a manager and seems to have past the test.
To me he's shown enough to earn the hot seat for another year or two.
The other question is, what's the alternative?
He's cropped up in other threads but thought it worth a discussion.
What do we think about his longer term tenure? Only contracted to the end of the season, but if he's going to get the gig longer term, it would be good to get it sorted sooner rather than later if only to let him prepare for next season fully.
Maybe words have been had behind the scenes as he seems a bit more bullish when talking about the future, though still caveated with 'if I'm here next season'.
For me, while he's had a mixed tenure, for the first time in a while I think I know what he's trying to get the team achieve and what he's building towards.
Got off to a good start with what MM had left him, drafting in a load of youngsters who showed promise, but also the shortcomings of inconsistency, lack of battle hardness and occasional error (and we've enough senior pros in that boat).
I don't like relying too heavily on loans, but they are a necessary evil. With losing loans and 10 senior pros in the summer, whoever is in charge will need as much time as possible to re-build the squad. No doubt a mixture of contracted players, upcoming U23s, free / cheap signings and more loans. No small feat and one that will take time.
Do we think Morison is the man for the job?
The longer we maintain our winning ways and the further we get from relegation, the more I feel the answer is yes.
He's brought a 'modern' approach to the game, a game plan that players appear to understand and buy into. Some of our players, those that remain after the summer, won't be able to adapt, but there is a core there.
Smithies mightn't be with us and not 100% sure how good him and Phillips are with the ball at their feet.
The back 3 seem more able to play with the ball. Ok, Flint and Morrison arent mobile or players, but I'm OK with someone doing the dirty work if there is more pace and ball playing either side of them. Both out of contract in the summer, so not a good starting point. Ng and McGuiness either side are ok.
WBs, good youngsters coming through but need some first choices in those positions after the loanees depart.
CM, Ralls (sign him up) and Wintle are the engine room so need a player in there. Youngsters and Loanees at the moment so a signing needed there.
Up front, youngsters coming through but the two loan signings have raised the bar and give a nice blend with the likes of Davis and Harris.
What happens to out of contract players, contracted players, youngsters and new signings (perm or loan) will be a whole new thread, so lets focus on the manager.
This is more a team that Morison built and looks a better bet than what we've had for the last couple seasons and he must take the credit.
His first window as a manager and seems to have past the test.
To me he's shown enough to earn the hot seat for another year or two.
The other question is, what's the alternative?
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